Sven Yrvind · video

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Sven Yrvind, 87 years old, outlines a solo circumnavigation plan aboard his 5.9-metre boat, targeting departure from Madeira in June 2026.▶ 0:03 The itinerary runs from Västervik, Sweden, where captain Grahn will help test the boat, then west to the Azores — Orta and possibly Santa Maria — before continuing to Madeira for April–May preparations.▶ 0:33 From Madeira he plans to cross to Itajai in southern Brazil, arriving September, then sail east through the Southern Ocean in the low 40s latitude, south of Africa and south of Australia, targeting a landfall around April 2027.▶ 0:50 He calculates 60 miles per day average at 2.5 knots, acknowledging storms and calms will vary progress.▶ 3:52 Yrvind notes he rowed past Cape Horn in 1980 on this same boat and knows Itajai from a 1979–1980 passage.▶ 3:58 He rules out Starlink due to power and budget constraints, instead relying on a Garmin inReach Mini 3 Plus to send weekly voice messages, photos, and position tracking via three shore-based friends.▶ 5:42 He asks supporters to buy his book on Amazon and subscribe to help fund the project.▶ 7:05

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